Praying to Submit All to God

To all matter there is a bright as well as a dark side.  Samson’s lion yielded honey, and so will our adversaries if we rightly consider them!  A vein of good is to be found in every mine of evil [for the devil cannot be perfect or do anything perfectly].  Faith’s way of walking is to cast all care to the Lord, and then anticipate good results from the worst calamities.

Lord, You know just how rebellious I have been.  I ask Your forgiveness for manipulating circumstances and people – for trying to manipulate You to get my own way.  May Your Will be done in my life, even as it is done in heaven (Matthew 6:10).

Father, my life is out of control, so I submit myself to You.  If I resist the devil, he will flee from me (James 4:7).  Obedience is far better than any sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22).  Father, You are much more interested in my listening to You than in my offerings of material things.  Rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshipping idols (1 Samuel 15:23).  Please forgive me for doing things that upset You.

Lord, help me to walk through the process of surrendering my all to You.  I exchange rebellion and stubbornness for a willing and obedient heart – when I refuse to listen, please anoint my ears to hear; when I am blinded by my own desires, please open my eyes to see. 

Lord I truly want to follow You.  I am putting aside my own desires and conveniences.  I yield up my desires that are not in Your plan for me.  Even in the midst of my fear and worry about tomorrow, I surrender all and entrust my future to You.  For You told me not to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself – each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34). I have enough to do today just to stay out of trouble and on the path that You have set for me.

I will not let my heart be troubled. I will trust in You, my loving God and Father, and in Jesus, my saving Lord (John 14:1). I will persevere in this, so that when I have done the Will of God, I will receive what He has promised (Hebrews 10:36). I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).

I am Your child.  All to You I surrender.